$177 Find Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Costa Rica

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Cheap Flights from Des Moines to Costa Rica

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San José
San José2 stops$472
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$706
San José
San José2 stops$472
Liberia
Liberia1 stop$706

Book Cheap Des Moines to Costa Rica Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Costa Rica that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Des Moines to Costa Rica

Wed, Sep 23 - Wed, Sep 30
Southwest Logo
6:10 am - 6:40 pm
DSM
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SJO
13h 30m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
9:00 am - 9:55 pm
SJO
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DSM
11h 55m
2 stops
$472Southwest
Thu, Jun 11 - Thu, Jun 18
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:37 pm - 11:45 am
DSM
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SJO
21h 08m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:21 pm - 5:54 pm
SJO
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DSM
27h 33m
1 stop
$536Multiple Airlines
Sun, May 17 - Sun, Aug 16
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:45 am - 11:45 am
DSM
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SJO
29h 00m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:35 am - 11:14 pm
SJO
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DSM
36h 39m
2 stops
$547Multiple Airlines
Wed, Aug 5 - Sat, Aug 15
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:48 am - 12:15 pm
DSM
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SJO
25h 27m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:07 am - 8:43 am
SJO
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DSM
24h 36m
1 stop
$583Multiple Airlines
Wed, Jun 3 - Wed, Jun 10
United Airlines Logo
3:01 pm - 10:39 pm
DSM
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SJO
8h 38m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 10:35 pm
SJO
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DSM
13h 40m
1 stop
$688United Airlines
Sun, Sep 13 - Fri, Sep 18
Delta Logo
5:45 am - 12:00 pm
DSM
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LIR
7h 15m
1 stop
Delta Logo
1:25 pm - 10:26 pm
LIR
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DSM
8h 01m
1 stop
$706Delta
Sun, Sep 13 - Fri, Sep 18
American Airlines Logo
4:13 pm - 11:00 am
DSM
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LIR
19h 47m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
2:10 pm - 9:10 am
LIR
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DSM
18h 00m
1 stop
$711American Airlines
Thu, Jun 11 - Thu, Jun 18
American Airlines Logo
7:13 pm - 11:35 am
DSM
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LIR
17h 22m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
3:37 pm - 9:00 am
LIR
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DSM
16h 23m
1 stop
$799American Airlines
Sun, May 10 - Sat, May 16
Delta Logo
5:27 am - 12:00 pm
DSM
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LIR
7h 33m
1 stop
Delta Logo
2:40 pm - 9:46 am
LIR
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DSM
18h 06m
2 stops
$836Delta
Thu, Jun 11 - Thu, Jun 18
United Airlines Logo
11:23 am - 9:50 am
DSM
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LIR
23h 27m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:10 am - 10:27 am
LIR
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DSM
22h 17m
2 stops
$851United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Des Moines to Costa Rica flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to Costa Rica to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to Costa Rica?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Costa Rica, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Des Moines to Costa Rica is April, when tickets cost $286 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and September, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $674 and $592 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$177
Flight from Des Moines to San José

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Des Moines to Costa Rica

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to Costa Rica? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8467 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
7.8Entertainment
7.2Food
Airline reviews

The flight was operated by Latam. The aircraft had a technical issue and the flight was delayed for the next day. They grounded other passengers to get their airplane assigned to my flight. Most of he ground staff don't speak English (Orlando Airport), but were very polite.The crew on the other hand could speak English and Portuguese. On board service was good.

6.0 GoodSilvestre, Apr 2026
MCO - GRU
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The flight was operated by Latam. The aircraft had a technical issue and the flight was delayed for the next day. They grounded other passengers to get their airplane assigned to my flight. Most of he ground staff don't speak English (Orlando Airport), but were very polite.The crew on the other hand could speak English and Portuguese. On board service was good.

The agent at check in and at the gate were less than thrilled to be at work. I'm not a fan of Kayak's placement on the plane. I got put in the middle seat and none of my preferences were used.

In ATL they have two sets of departure screens. Follow what is on your airline's departure board - the ATL Airport Authority departure board had completely incorrect details about the gate assignment for my flight, which would have made me miss boarding.

Flight was delayed it was hot while sitting on the plane, one engine was working on the plane until they had to do some jimmy rigging down the runway in order for the other engine to charge up. It was ridiculous

The flight was very good and the staff was very friendly and helpful!

The only thing I would say is we tried to get on a standby earlier flight, but with our fair we couldn’t. That seems senseless to leave with open seats..

Very easy to use and convenient, you can perform any action within the same portal

In a world of delays, Delta was on time both ways! Boarding was fast and efficient. Staff was friendly. AND wifi worked.

WiFi didn’t work. Flight delayed 3 hours Crew members were illiterate Seat lean back did not work.

Flight was delayed, we could have been notified earlier and in a consistent manner. App was not refreshing for another passenger to get the latest flight status. We could have stayed and waited at the hotel instead of waiting at the airport had we known the flight was going to delayed for more than 5 hours. The toilet is too tight, and needs to be cleaned more frequently (every hour). The entertainment screen froze, the touch screen not responding to touch. We were upgraded to comfort, it is more comfortable than regular economy seats.

Some crew were unfriendly or in some cases just straight up rude.

Booked through Kayak Business, had a seat in middle and towards back due to booking rate, not comfortable.

Was great in general, try to respect time and excuses when slight changes have been made, appreciated!

A long delay. Don't travel late in the day.

Super friendly with lots of drink options an entertainment. Friendly crew.

Standard flight with a drinks and a snack- overall very quick flight. The flight attendants were very strict, bordered on rude.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

United Airline crews were very friendly and very attentive. 12 hours flight was gone like in a shorter one.

Delayed - weather wasn't bad at either end. Also sat on tarmac in ORD.

Food was surprisingly delicious. Space in the seat is horrible when the seating front is reclined. Movie offerings were terrible. Crew was friendly and helpful.

I would like a refund for the extra cost the seat I paid for. An oversized person sat next to me and I couldn’t fit on my seat and had to move to another seat.

Boarding gate at LAX was too crowded—two gates next to one another

The flight was delayed about an hour for a maintenance specialist to approve the maintenance repair

This flight was delayed but it worked in my favor because my Atlanta to Dallas flight was delayed.

This was a hard flight. 3 delays out of OKC (1 on the Tarmac). Delay in Atlanta coming to Dallas. total travel time was the equivalent of driving from OKC to Atlanta.

Like: flights are on time, good boarding process Can improve: planes are old, improve entertainment and make space more comfortable

Had to wait for a gate for a long time, then waited on the run way for a long time before leaving. The actual flights part was good.

The airplane was an old model, the overhead didn’t have enough room for people’s items and made boarding and boarding disappointing and stressful. Crew allowed passengers to bring more than the permitted baggage sizes.

Flying in the United States with the major airlines has become so underwhelming. A 2-3hr flight in most other parts of the world with the major carriers of the area comes with newer, CLEANER aircraft and significantly better in flight service in terms of both staff attitude and a actual meal service.

On time departure and early arrival. Flight attendant very nice.

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